STATE COLLEGE — During National Volunteer Appreciation Week, April 21 to 27, Mount Nittany Health was proud to recognize the contributions of our more than 115 volunteers and their nearly 6,700 hours of annual service. Mount Nittany Health is fortunate to have dedicated volunteers like ...
All strokes involve potential damage to an area of the brain. And all strokes have the same symptoms — which makes it easier to know when to seek help. But strokes have different causes, and that means different treatments and different recovery paths. Strokes fall into two categories: — Ischemic stroke — Hemorrhagic stroke Most strokes — almost 90 percent — are ischemic. These happen when blood flow through the artery to the brain becomes blocked, usually by a blood clot. There are two types of ischemic strokes: — Embolic stroke — Thrombotic stroke An ...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. pregnancy-related deaths have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests. About 680 women died last year during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to provisional CDC data. That’s down from 817 deaths in 2022 and 1,205 in 2021, when ...
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo is struggling to contain its biggest mpox outbreak, and scientists say a new form of the disease detected in a mining town might more easily spread among people. Since January, Congo has reported more than 4,500 suspected mpox cases and nearly 300 deaths, numbers that have roughly tripled from the same period last year, according to the World Health Organization. Congo recently declared the outbreak across the country a health emergency. An analysis of patients hospitalized between October and January in Kamituga, eastern Congo, suggests recent genetic ...
You might think of measles as an old-time disease — and you’d be right. Measles used to be a common childhood disease decades ago, but is rare today in this country thanks to widespread vaccination. However, millions of cases occur worldwide every year, and measles outbreaks in parts of ...
The first time your child laughs, walks and talks, are all exciting moments to look forward to — in addition to being important developmental milestones. To help determine how well your child is developing and growing compared to other kids the same age, these developmental milestones are measured at every doctor’s visit. The physical, cognitive, social, language and sensory/motor development of your child will help tell you what you should expect at certain ages. When your child meets the expected level for their age group for any of the developmental categories, their progress is ...
